HIGH HOPES, WILD MEN AND THE DEVIL’S JAW - Willem Barentsz Kolderstok 1:50

[Heinrich]

Indeed great work with the gratings

Hello John - a big welcome to the build log of the WB. Thank you so much for your kind comments. I have long admired your craftsmanship in building the Sovereign of Seas - you are creating an absolute beauty!

 

[Maarten]

Hi Heinrich, the Clou definately does its magic on your oak hull. Very nice.
Can't see the difference

 

[Heinrich]

Hi Heinrich, the Clou definately does its magic on your oak hull. Very nice.
Can't see the difference
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Maarten, I am so glad that you introduced me to the CLOU. It works wonders on the oak!

 

[Maarten]

Maarten, I am so glad that you introduced me to the CLOU. It works wonders on the oak!

No credits for me, I learned it from Ruediger @Lucius . This is how the forum works, bringing each other to a higher plan.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Good evening, Dear Friends

A very small update, but even small progress is progress.

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All bulkheads have been removed ...

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And inner planking on the Port Side has started. This will be a slow process as two planks an evening will be about the going rate.

It’s looking very nice‘ Heinrich. The ‘loose planks’ give quite some shivers, but they will stay in place. The grating gives nice lines with the light on the different direction of the grain.
Regards, Peter

 

[Heinrich]

It’s looking very nice‘ Heinrich. The ‘loose planks’ give quite some shivers, but they will stay in place. The grating gives nice lines with the light on the different direction of the grain.
Regards, Peter

Thank you, Peter. I am very happy with the gratings and the color effect, while the "loose planks" are already being double planked from the inside!

 

[Peter Voogt]

Thank you, Peter. I am very happy with the gratings and the color effect, while the "loose planks" are already being double planked from the inside!

Ah, yes, I had to look more closely at the last picture. But 5 little clamps on a row ……. Magnified in the photo …..

 

[Heinrich]

Dear Friends

Slowly but surely ..., I was able to glue a third strake of the inner bulwark planking (Port Side) this morning before work and added the final two tonight.


This picture shoes the completed inner planking on the port side. Tomorrow morning, I will just give it a quick run-over with some 360-grit sandpaper and that will be that. The red arrow indicates the inner planking line where the front stanchion/pillar of the center canopy will go. The yellow curve indicates the cutting line for the bulwarks once everything is completed.

Earlier this evening we have had a typhoon warning for Nantong with the result that school has been cancelled for tomorrow. That should give me the opportunity of making some good progress on the inner bulwark planking on the starboard side.

 

[dockattner]

Be safe my friend.

 

[Heinrich]

Be safe my friend.

Thanks Paul. I will stay put and occupy myself with the build. For me it is a perfect day, but for the Admiral who has been on standby since six o'clock this morning, less so.

 

[pingu57]

Please stay inside, and take care of yourself my friend.
Keep it safe.

 

[Heinrich]

Please stay inside, and take care of yourself my friend.
Keep it safe.

Thank you, my friend. I certainly will do just that.

 

[Richie]

Dear Friends

Slowly but surely ..., I was able to glue a third strake of the inner bulwark planking (Port Side) this morning before work and added the final two tonight.

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This picture shoes the completed inner planking on the port side. Tomorrow morning, I will just give it a quick run-over with some 360-grit sandpaper and that will be that. The red arrow indicates the inner planking line where the front stanchion/pillar of the center canopy will go. The yellow curve indicates the cutting line for the bulwarks once everything is completed.

Earlier this evening we have had a typhoon warning for Nantong with the result that school has been cancelled for tomorrow. That should give me the opportunity of making some good progress on the inner bulwark planking on the starboard side.

Not sure I could concentrate on my build up in a tower with a typhoon on the way, take care.

 

[Heinrich]

Not sure I could concentrate on my build up in a tower with a typhoon on the way, take care.

Hi Richie. Typhoon "Plum Blossom" (don't ask) arrived this morning at 2.30 am. At this stage it is mainly very heavy wind, but the rain is not too bad. Being so high up from ground level, the wind obviously sounds ominous, but I suppose the sound is worse than what it really is.

 

[Philski]

Hi Richie. Typhoon "Plum Blossom" (don't ask) arrived this morning at 2.30 am. At this stage it is mainly very heavy wind, but the rain is not too bad. Being so high up from ground level, the wind obviously sounds ominous, but I suppose the sound is worse than what it really is.

Be safe Heinrich!

 

[Heinrich]

Be safe Heinrich!

Thank you, Phil!

 

[GrantTyler]

Hi Richie. Typhoon "Plum Blossom" (don't ask) arrived this morning at 2.30 am. At this stage it is mainly very heavy wind, but the rain is not too bad. Being so high up from ground level, the wind obviously sounds ominous, but I suppose the sound is worse than what it really is.

Good morning Heinrich. Us SAFers don’t know typhoons so stay safe and enjoy some WB time.
Cheers Grant

 

[Heinrich]

Good morning Heinrich. Us SAFers don’t know typhoons so stay safe and enjoy some WB time.
Cheers Grant

Thanks Grant! That is exactly what I am doing!

 

[Daniel20]

Hello Heinrich, hope you have water and batteries for a day or two. We don't get typhoons but here along the gulf coast (Gulf of Mexico) we do get hurricanes and they can be treacherous. The grating frames are excellent as is your whole build.

 

[Heinrich]

Hello Heinrich, hope you have water and batteries for a day or two. We don't get typhoons but here along the gulf coast (Gulf of Mexico) we do get hurricanes and they can be treacherous. The grating frames are excellent as is your whole build.

Thank you very much for the compliments my friend -it is sincerely appreciated. Luckily the typhoon has passed (a bit of a storm in the teacup if you ask me) and tomorrow it is back to work!